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Recognizing Vision
Texas Bar Journal
November 2024
Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health hosts workshop aimed at creating a County Mental Health Law plan
KVIA
July 24, 2024
Workshop focus on development of county mental health plan
Fort Bend Independent
June 19, 2024
Valley workshop helping juveniles with mental health needs
KVEO
September 26, 2023
Texas lawmakers work on bill that supports mental crisis cases
KRGV
July 12, 2023
Community Diversion Coordinator Program advocates for jail inmates with mental health issues
Tyler Morning Telegraph
June 14, 2023
Tarrant County could receive funds from state for inmate psychiatric beds, mental health resources
KERA News
Hidalgo County DA, local law enforcement working to better understand mental health
myRGV.com
June 8, 2023
Young, Jack Counties Fine-Tune Mental Health Goals
Olney Enterprise
April 6, 2023
Young, Jack Counties devise mental health strategy at workshop
March 8, 2023
JCMH hosts mental health seminar
Jacksboro Herald-Gazette
Williamson County prepares to launch new competency restoration program
KVUE
February 21, 2023
A Ray of Hope: Diversion Program Changing Lives in Smith County
County Progress
February 2023
County jails and mental health
County Magazine
Winter 2023
The mentality of mental illness: No cure means creative action
The Dallas Morning News
January 15, 2023
Travis County’s largest mental health facility is its jail. Judge Brown looking at diversion options
KXAN
January 13, 2023
Despite waitlist record, leaders keep pushing ‘Eliminate the Wait’ plan for state hospitals
December 1, 2022
Transforming the Judiciary: An Update from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health
November 2022
Opinion: 7 ways Harris County could end jail overcrowding and outsourcing
Houston Chronicle
August 7, 2022
Texas counties on the mental health front lines
July 2022
Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health opens registration for 5th annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health
Texas Bar Blog
June 27, 2022
Grayson County leaders attend mental health workshop
KXII
June 9, 2022
Smith County Diversion Coordinator gives update on inmate jail diversion program
KLTV
May 3, 2022
Jail diversion program helps Smith County Jail with mental health challenges
CBS 19
April 27, 2022
Advocate aims to help put Smith County Jail inmates with mental health issues on road 'to wellness'
Eliminate the Wait
Andrew & Andrew on Texas Criminal Defense
February 1, 2022
Mental health advocates, professionals push for plans funded by jail diversion grant
January 14, 2022
‘Eliminate the Wait’ campaign aims to help those declared incompetent to stand trial
KBTX
January 11, 2022
‘Eliminate the Wait’ aims to protect those with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system
KETK
January 6, 2022
Jail waitlist for mental health help hits new record. This plan proposes a statewide fix.
December 8, 2021
In East Texas, a Man Has Spent Two Years in Jail Waiting for a Bed at a Mental Health Hospital
Dallas Observer
December 1, 2021
Judicial Commission on Mental Health Hosts Summit
CourTex
October 2018
Texas judges are leading a cultural shift on how we handle defendants with mental health problems
Dallas Morning News
May 14, 2018
Texas courts step up on mental health
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
May 2018
Texas Courts Not Equipped to Deal With Mental Health Issues, Courts Find
Law.com
February 15, 2018
Judicial Commission Discusses The Role Of Mental Health In Civil And Criminal Justice
Texas Standard
January 12, 2018
Looking beneath the surface: Courts and mental health
TribTalk
January 10, 2018
